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Necessary in some
neurological and cardiac
conditions, after procedures If a patient has continous tube
HOB 15-30° with patient or surgeries to facilitate feeding infusing or trouble
managing secretions, aspiration is a May need to float heels
lying on their back hemostatis at the insertion
site (like a cardiac cath with risk with prolonged positioning
SEMI FOWLER'S a femoral approach) or
drainage from various drains
Facilitates respiratory
Ensure patient can safely sit back in
expansion, makes it easier to
Sitting at the side of the bed; don't leave unattended if a fall
breath in patients with -
bed, leaning over a table risk and sitting at the side of the
respiratory difficulty, and
bed
ORTHOPNEIC used during a thoracentesis